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November 30, 2007
UNESCO Chief condemns murder of Pakistani journalist
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Director-General Koichiro Matsuura of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has spoken out against the murder of Pakistani journalist Zubair Ahmed Mujahid, who was shot in the southern province of Sindh.

Matsuura called the journalist someone "who gave a voice to the poor showing how important the media can be in promoting transparency and rule of law."

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September 25, 2008


Halfway to the Millennium Development Goals
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The following appeared as an op-ed in The Guardian Online on Thursday, September 25th.

This week, over 150 world leaders are gathered at the UN for the opening of the general assembly. If recent years are any indication, news outlets will focus on the disagreements aired on Tuesday, when George Bush and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the podium.

But the real drama occurs today (Thursday), when the same global leaders that butted heads earlier in the week take stock of one of the most far-reaching and noble statements of international cooperation ever agreed upon, the millennium development goals.

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